Visible card record



Sept. 7, 1 A. N. DOE ETAL 1,728,672

VISIBLE 'CARD RECORD Filed Nov. 17, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l gmvwntomw famvWDo/v/Mpso/v.

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p 17, 1929- A. N. DOE ET AL VISIBLE CARD RECORD 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledNov. 17, 1925 a] 14 mm to Z6 Johw Wfimmziosom mu rake/o fyflos I L111LELANDJERIGG'S, ,4 Bc/P/VARD 4,;flwwxm Patented Sept. 17, 1929 UNITEDsTATEs PATENT fo FlIce ALBION N. DOE, F JACKSON HEIGHTS; LELAND S.BRIGGS, OF DO' UGLAS TON, AND QHN W. DONALDSQN, OF'IRVINGTON-ON-HUDSON,NEW-YORK, AND BERNARD I4. POL- KOSNIK, OF GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT i i i'VISIBLE. CARI) nnconn Application filed November This inventionrelatesto improvements in that type of visible card records which permit of therecord cards'being freely and easily pivoted for exposing either facethereof and which includes a tray equipped with removable bearings forthe cards.

The general object of the invention is to so construct the tray and thebearings so that the latter can beplaced in operative position in thetray or removed therefrom expeditiously. I

Another object of the invention is to so construct the bearings that therecord card can have free and unobstructed pivotal move- I ment therein.7.

Another objectlof the invention is to so simplify the construction ofthe tray and of the tray showing the depression in one side forreceiving the bearlngs together w1th a liner therein. I

Fig. 3 is a similar view to that of Fig. 2,

with the bearings mounted in operative position.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the preferred type of bearing showingthe same tapering I 1?, i925. SerialNo. 69,670.

' cards showing the same provided with a strip which forms the journalsfor the card.

F ig. 9 is a plan v ewer the strip before sanie is folded on the cardandshowing the adhesive surfacefor attaching the strip to thecard. i

Fig.10 is another modified formof tray showing openings atone si-de toreceive a tool to facilitate removal of the'bearings. v

Referring to the drawings indetail, the. number 5 designates a supportor tray, which is preferably rectangular in configuration and formed ofany suitablematerial.

Thetray is provided,adjacent the opposite edges, with channelsordepressions 6, which are formed in any s uitable manner, preferablyjbystriking downwardly portions of the bod of the tray. "The longitudinaledges of t 1e tray are then bent upwa-rdlyas at 7, andthen terminallydirected inwardly to provide the ledges8, which overlie the recesses ordepressions 6. The lower walls of the depressions or channels 6, liebelow the horizontal plane of thebody of the tray 5, in order to definelongitudinally extending abutments 9 on the tray. I f,; f a

Removably associated with'the' tray 5 is a plurality of bearings 10.These bearings, as will be seen, are fitted within the. recesses ordepressions 6, and beneath the ledges 8, and have their outerendsengaging theabutments '9. The upwardly directed portionsoreXtensions 7, and the abutments 9, cooperatefto hold the bearing 10against lateral movement on the body ofthe tray.

Each bearing is substantially rectangular in configuration, in crosssection, and tapers towardone end; In placing the bearing in operativeposition, the smaller end thereof is insertedjbeneath' the ledge 8, andthe bearing forced toward'the'extension 7. During the travel of thebearing, the ledge 8, will bedirected upwardly until theouter end of thebearing engagesthe adjacent abutment 9. In" the'preferred constructionof the bearing, it is formed with a top, bottom, sides andan endwa ll,said end wall lyingadjacentone of a series of openingsfll formed in theadjacent extension 7, i i f When it .isdesired to remove one .of the Tbearings, a suitable tool is inserted through the adjacent opening 11and against the end wall of the bearing, and under the pressure exertedon thetool the ledge 8 will be flexed upwardly and the bearing forcedout of the channel or depression 6."

If desired, the openings 11, in the extensions can be.eli ninatedzandthe top 'and bottom walls .of each bearingprovided with a recess orcutaway portions 12, as shown in Fig. 6, adapted to receive a suitabletool inserted through the bearing to permit of the extraction of thelatter from, position in the depression or channel 6. With theconstruction of bearing just described, the end wall ofthe bearingcan-be eliminated, as shown in Fig; i6 thereof, resulting in saving ofmaterial in the construction'of the bearing so as to permit of the samebeing manufactured more cheaply However, if desired, instead ofeliminating the end wall, as showninFig.

fijslits l3 canheforrned 'in't'he top and bot- 'tom"waflls of thebearing'adjacent the end wallasshown' in Fig. 7 to receive the bear-"inge ra ting. to l.

As shownini the drawingsra multiplicity of'cards l4: faren ounted on thetray, or support 5, Eachofthese'cardsj is adapted to have recordswritten on each' side thereof an'dYeachis ofsubstanti'zillj rectangularin cross section and has the lower edge thereof equiPPedwith a strip 15which'is folded over said edge, and secured thereto in any suitablemanne g-preferablyby means of an adheslve.

The oppositeends of the strip 15,, project beyondthe body of the card 14and form journals l6fforreception by opposed bearings 10.

lYhen the bearings are mounted in the channels or depressions,.6,',their lower walls will* lie in a plane below the main body portionof. the tray, .and when the cards are mounted in positionlon thetray,-the journals will be disposed in spaced relation with the lowerwalls of the bearings. It will, thereshould happen, iti'is contemplatedrounding fil upper inner longitudinal edges of the beari-ngas indicatedat 17in Figeti, so as toadmit of the journals .16fhavingfr'eeandunobstructedmovement the bearings when the card 14 is pivoted on thetray or support The inner end of the top wall .of the bearing is alsocurved downwardly in .order to facilitate its insertion into position.That construction willbe moreadvantageous when the journals of apluralityof cards as is very often necessary, are"1nountedin one pair ofalined bearings. If, during the use of the card record, the ledge 8should spread, thereby resulting. in the bearings becoming loose,inserts 18 may be placed within the recesses and employed to hold thehearings in position. These inserts coincide in length with that of therecesses and are substantially of rectangular configuration with'theinner sides .open to permit of the insertion of the journals in thebearings.

It is to be understood that the forms of this invention herewith shownand described, are to be taken as preferred examples of the-same,-and'that various changes in shape, size and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the'invention and thescope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is:

1; A visible card record including, a support having opposed depressionsformed therein, a plurality of record cards having journals thereon, andmeans removahly the cards on the support.

2. A visible card record including a support having depressions formedtherein, a

plurality of record cards having journals port having depressionstherein and having theedges thereof bent to provide ledges ovcrlying thedepressions, a plurality of record cards havingtjournals thereon, andmeans underlying the ledges and mounted Within the depressions forreceiving the journals of the cards to permit pivoting of the cards onthe support.

4. A visible card record including a supmounted in the depressions forreceiving the ournals on'the cards to permit pivoting of port'havingopposed channels therein, the

lower walls of the channels lying below the plane of the support, aplurality of record cards having journals thereon, and means located inthe channels to permit pivoting of the cards on the support.

5. A visible card record including a support having channels formedtherein, ledges formed on the support and overlying the channels, aplurality of record cards having journals thereon, and meansunderlyingthe ledges and fitted within the channels for receiving thejournals of the cards to permit pivoting of the cards on the support.

6. A visible card record including a support having depressions therein,the lower walls of the depressions lying below the horizontal plane ofthe support, ledges formedon the support and overlying the depressions,a plurality of record cards having journals thereon, and means fittedwithin the depressions and underlying the ledges for receiving thejournals of the cards to permit pivoting of the cards on the support.

7 A visible card record including a support having portions struckdownwardly therefrom to provide abutments, the edges of the supportbeing bent upwardly and inwardly and overlying the downwardly struckportions, said downwardly struck portions and the upwardly and inwardlybent edges defining receses having inner open sides, a plurality ofrecord cards having journals thereon, and means inserted in the recessesand engaging the abutments for receiving the journals of the cards topermit pivoting of the cards on the support.

8. A visible card record including a sup port having recesses thereineach having an open side and an abutment located at said side, aplurality of record cards having journals thereon, and means removablylocated within the recesses and engaging the abutments for receiving thejournals of the cards to permit of their pivoting on the support.

9. A visible card record including asupport having recesses therein eachhaving an open side, a plurality of record cards having journalsthereon, and means removably located in the recesses in the support forreceiving the journals of the cardsto permit pivoting of the cards onthe support. j

10. A visible card record ncluding a support having recesses therein, aplurality of record cards having journals thereon, and opposed taperedbearings located within the recesses and receiving the journals of thecards to permit of their pivoting on the suport.

11. A visible card record including a sup- 7 port having recessestherein, a plurality of record cards having journals thereon, andopposed bearings removably'located in the recesses for receiving thejournals of the cards to permit pivoting of the cards on the support.

12. A visible card record including a support having the edges thereofbent upwardly and inwardly, the upwardly directed portions havingopenings therein, a plurality of record cards having journals thereon,and means underlying the inwardly directed portion of the edge locatedadjacent the openings in the upwardly directed portion to receive thejournals of the cards to permit their pivoting on the support.

13. A visible card record including a support, a card, a strip foldedover one edge of, the card and formed of flexible material, and havingthe opposite ends thereof extending beyond the body of the card toprovide journals, and means associated with the support for receivingthe journals to permit pivoting of the cards on the support.

14. A visible card record including a support having channels therein,bearings removably mounted within the channels and each having a cutawayportion at one end thereof adapted to receive a tool for removing thebearing from the channel, and a record card having journals thereonreceived by the bearings foripivotal movement of the card on thesupport. i

'15. A visible card'rec'ord including a support, bearings. removablyassociated with the support and each having a top, bottom inner endedges, and a record card having;

journals thereon received by the bearings for pivotal movement of thecard on the support. A

17 A visible card record including a support having vertical extensionsthereon, pro

vided with openings, bearings removably associated with the supportlocated adjacent the extensions and each having a rear wall lyingadjacent one of the openings in the extension, and a record card havingjour-z nals thereon received by the hearings to permit pivotal movementof the card on the support.

18. A visible card record including a suphaving openings therein,bearings reinovably mounted on the support. and lying adjacent to theopenings in the extensions; and a record card having journals thereonreceived by the hearings to permit pivotal movement of the card on thesupport.

19. A visible card record includinga support having channels therein, aplurality of record cards having journals thereon, means mounted withinthe channels to receive the Evy-1110 journals on the cards, and insertsdetachably interposed between the first-mentioned means and the walls ofthe channels.

20. A visible card record including a support having channels formedtherein, ledges formed on the support and overlying the channels, aplurality of record cards having journals thereon, means underlying theledges and fitted within the channels to receive the journals of thecards, and inserts:

detachably interposed between the firstmentioned means, the walls of thechannels and the ledges.

21. A visible card record including a supformed on the support andoverlying the depressions, a plurality of record cards having journalsthereon, means underlying the ledges and fitted within the depressionsto receive the journals on the cards, and inport, extensions formed inthe support andix port having depressions therein, ledges .125

serts detachably interposed between the first-mentioned means, the Wallsof the de-= pressions and the ledges.

